No surprise
This was a week of no surprises. It was no surprise that Donald Trump evaded taxes. It was no surprise that his debate strategy was to blow it up. It…
October 2020
There Comes A Time
There’s been a lot of magical thinking about COVID. The most persistent magical meme is that we’ve turned the corner. Alan Freeman writes: As we head indoors in our small…
Assault on democracy?
A parliamentary e-petition sponsored by Conservative Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner that calls for the federal government to scrap its firearms ban has been certified with more than…
The best science says masks have no benefit in limiting viral infection – Why are they mandated?
I’ve already shared this infomation in previous blog posts, that Randomized Control Trials are the so called “gold standard” when it comes to science. Science is a process, it’s not…
Les Leyne: Bitterness is loud and clear in wreckage of NDP-Green partnership
Les Leyne / Times Colonist OCTOBER 3, 2020 06:00 AM B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau has a whole list of frustrations with the NDP centring on climate-change Now that…
"you guys": change language, do no harm, but can we please leave space for learning and growing?
First reactions: the language police I’ve recently learned that calling a group of people you guys may be considered insensitive to transgender people. My first reaction to this was an…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Crawford Kilian writes about the $47 trillion heist of wealth from the U.S.’ working class to its wealthiest elites. And Umair Haque discusses…
The Cancer Diaries, Part 10
My father died of esophageal cancer several years ago. It was a horrible, lingering death, and I watched him shrivel and die, in constant pain towards the end. On one…
Condemning the Ford government.
Only the other day, I was saying: The objective is to run the government in accord with their dogma. They are not running it for you. The front page Toronto…
Covid Journal, October 3, 2020
Setting the Stage for a Covid Coup? Unfortunately (I mean it), Donald and Melania Trump have both been tested positive for Covid. A horde of others, particularly those caught gladhanding…
Antifascist and Antiprison October Book Sale at Leftwingbooks.net
As we enter what promises to be an Autumn of historic challenges, the theme of antifascism is front-and-center not only for our movements, but also in the mainstream media. At…
They’re Falling Like Flies
Herman Cain, Hope Hicks, Donald and Melania, KellyAnne and now Chris Christie. Everybody got the ‘Rona. Even Trump’s latest, pinch-hitter campaign manager got the ‘Rona. Three White House press corps…
Torn Asunder – the Greens Fade
I’ve received around eight phone calls since yesterday urging me to vote for various candidates for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada. The party must maintain a list…
Saturday Photo: The Book Launch Will Be BYOB, Unfortunately
Usually when I have a new book come out we have a little launch party at an independent book store. Last year just about now we were preparing for one…
Going Down
This week has been the worst week of Donald Trump’s presidency. Tony Burman writes: The announcement early Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive was shocking,…
Duck Donald, He’s a Fascist
Trump is a terribly despicable person. One might say deplorable. And he surrounds himself with terrible people, and is supported by terrible people. While embarrassing his country with a disgraceful…
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue returns to top of Alberta independent booksellers’ bestseller list
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold by independent booksellers in Alberta during the week ended Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. The lists are compiled…
Musical interlude
Texas King – Baby
The Day Covid-19 Finally Caught Up With Donald Trump
In my last post on the Trump-Biden debate, I suggested that Donald Trump should wear an extra large mask. One big enough to shield us from his bigotry AND his…
The Saga Deepens – Trump Off to Hospital
Trump is off to Walter Reed hospital where he’s expected to remain for several days. He’s said to be exhausted and to have developed a fever. It seems there is…